My values

Date 13 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Everything I write in The CP Diary pays homage to my experiences and emotional wellbeing. On the back of my experiences, each blog carries a value and message. I love to write about the things that mean something to me, like the values placed upon us as individuals and how…
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Staying emotionally well

Date 11 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us find it hard to balance our emotions so that we keep at the top of our game emotionally and physically? If we’re emotionally well, we can stay physically well for longer. It is important to stay emotionally and physically well. Although we may try to stay…
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Negative self-talk cont.d

Date 7 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
As a continuation from my last blog on negative self-talk, I believe without the confidence and self-esteem, it's very easy to let negative self-talk in. The following tips may help us become aware: Do we pull ourselves down constantly; particularly when someone pays us a compliment? Do we see ourselves…
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Negative self-talk

Date 6 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
When I was little, I would negative self-talk so much, I worried the negative thoughts I carried would become a reality. My negative thoughts were always there, they seemed to follow me like a shadow. What I didn’t understand was that when we grow up surrounded by negativity, negative self-talk…
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Tips for being assertive

Date 4 January 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
Being assertive means we’re able to say what we want or need, without allowing others to dictate their needs over ours. When we can communicate in an open way, we are being assertive. It is important though that we never allow judgments that are not our own to become more…
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Making our own choices

Date 29 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
In life sometimes we have to make decisions or choices that family or society expect us to make, but those choices may not fit in with our own wants and needs. It also depends on what children learn. If parents don’t guide their children in a way that helps them…
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Value of friendships

Date 22 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
The value of any friendship is important and although friendships are important and should be embraced, it’s important to be around people who elevate your mood, people who want to be with you, not to bring you down. We tend to conform to relationships, whether they’re right for us or…
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Being different

Date 17 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I wasn’t aware of what my physical, mental or emotional difficulties meant, so I never understood why those difficulties made me different. I was only aware there was a difference in my leg mass and foot. As children, we normally attune ourselves to people’s appearances more than…
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Cutting ties/2

Date 12 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
As individuals we work relationships differently. Some of us may be happy to cut ties, others may be afraid to cut ties for fear of reprisal. The following may go some way to avoiding the obvious stress associated with relationships with or without cutting ties: Make less contact through emails, visits…
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Cutting ties

Date 11 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Cultivating relationships with family members is never easy, but the key to those relationships is being able to love each other unconditionally and being able to agree to disagree, without wanting to control or change each other in the process. How many of us have been evaluating our relationships for…
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Despondency

Date 7 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Feelings of despondency can happen at any time, no matter how emotionally strong we are. Below are suggestions for emotional, mental and spiritual healing of despondency: Recognise how you feel emotionally, mentally and spiritually; Take time out to reflect;
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CP, Digestion and Weight Loss

Date 1 December 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Taking a break from my usual writing, these are my thoughts today. What they don’t tell you when you’re born prematurely with cerebral palsy is that you may have a whole host of other issues to deal with. For anyone who is born premature and who has cerebral palsy may…
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